Capitalism, democracy, and welfare:

This book, first published in 2005, builds on institutionalist theory in both economics and political science to offer a general political economy framework for the study of welfare capitalism. Based on the key idea that social protection in a modern economy, both inside and outside the state, can b...

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Main Author: Iversen, Torben (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511758645
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511758645
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511758645
Summary:This book, first published in 2005, builds on institutionalist theory in both economics and political science to offer a general political economy framework for the study of welfare capitalism. Based on the key idea that social protection in a modern economy, both inside and outside the state, can be understood as protection of specific investments in human capital, the book offers a systematic explanation of popular preferences for redistributive spending, the economic role of political parties and electoral systems, and labor market stratification (including gender inequality). Contrary to the popular idea that competition in the global economy undermines international differences in the level of social protection, the book argues that these differences are made possible by a high international division of labor. Such a division is what allows firms to specialize in production that requires an abundant supply of workers with specific skills, and hence high demand for protection
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 312 pages)
ISBN:9780511758645
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511758645

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